Grub-puller.



PATENTED JAN. 16, 1906.

S. F. MOGOWN. GRUB FULLER.

APPLICATION FILED oqT.21,1905.

Witnesses Attorneys SAMUEL F. HOGOIVN, OF DIAL, KENTUCKY.

GRUB-FULLER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 16, 1906.

Application filed October 21,1905. Serial No. 283,854-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL F. MoGowN,a citizen of the United States, residing at Dial, in the county of Logan and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Grub- Puller, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to grub-pullers, and has for an object to provide a device of the class embodying new and improved features of strength, power, durability, and efficiency.

A further object of the invention is to provide a grub-puller embodying jaws extending transversely uponopposite sides of the frame and having a fulcrum bearing upon wheels by which the implement may be moved from place to place.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompan ying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved grub-puller in opera tive position. Fig. 2 is a view of the device in side elevation and in position for transportation.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both of the figures of the drawings.

In its preferred embodiment the improved grub-puller forming the subject-matter of this application comprises spaced and arched frame-pieces 1O ,With their ends 11 11 bent outwardly substantially perpendicular to the plane of the frame and to which is rigidly secured the jaw 12, as by the rivets 13 13. Opposite the jaw 12 the frame-pieces are bent outwardly from the arch, as at 14 14, and with an axle 15 secured rigidly thereto and transversely thereof. Upon the axle are rotatably mounted the bearing-wheels 16 16, spaced upon opposite sides of the frame. A lever 17 is disposed betweenthe frame-pieces 10 10 and fulcrumed approximately at the crest of the arch, as at 18. The end of the lever within the arch of the frame is provided with a jaw 19, extending transversely upon both sides of the frame and in opposed relation to and parallel with the jaw 12. The jaw is rigidly attached to the lever by means of rivets 20 through the jaw and through the outturned end pieces 21 21.

The frame bemg fulcrumed upon the wheels is free to move angularly as the grub is pulled from the earth and also to move backward to draw any roots which may run out from the exposed stem. In moving the implement from place to place the frame is turned to the position shown in Fig. 2, and by means of the lever in the hands of the operator the puller is pulled or pushed along upon its wheels.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A grub-puller comprising, an arched frame-piece, a jaw rigidly carried at one end ef the frame-piece and an axle rigidly carried at the other, bearing-wheels mounted upon the axle, a lever pivoted to the frame, and a jaw rigidly carried by the lever in opposed relation to the jaw of the frame.

2. A grub-puller comprising, spaced and arched frame-pieces, a jaw rigidly carried at one end of the frame-pieces and an axle rigidly carried at the other spaced bearingwheels mounted upon the axle and upon opposite sides of the frame-pieces, a lever pivoted to and between the frame-pieces, and a jaw carried rigidly by the lever in opposed relation to the jaw of the frame.

3. A grub-puller comprising, spaced and arched frame-pieces bent reversely outward at one end, a jaw member rigidly secured to the outturned end and disposed transversely of the frame, an axle rigid with and trans.- verse of the frame at the end opposite the jaw, spaced bearing-wheels mounted upon the axle and upon opposite sides of the frame, a lever pivoted to and between the framcpieces adjacent the crest of the arch, and a jaw rigidly carried by the lever in opposed relation to and parallel with the jaw of the frame.

Intestimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL F. MoGOWN. Witnesses L. T. CURTIs, A. MGPI-IAILL. 

